Torture Charges filed against George W. Bush by members of the Montreal Truth Movement
On October 22, 2009, George W. Bush came to Montreal to give a speech. Under Canadian law, once someone who has authorized or engaged in torture enters Canada, they can be tried in Canada for torture even if they are not Canadian. Montreal 9/11 Truth was ready with all the paperwork and that morning, the charges were filed.
For those seeking more information about the torture charges:
Charge
More..s were filed under section 269.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada, which states:
269.1 (1) Every official, or every person acting at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of an official, who inflicts torture on any other person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.
(2) For the purposes of this section,
official means
(a) a peace officer,
(b) a public officer,
(c) a member of the Canadian Forces, or
(d) any person who may exercise powers, pursuant to a law in force in a foreign state, that would, in Canada, be exercised by a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), or (c),
whether the person exercises powers in Canada or outside Canada;
torture means any act or omission by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person
(a) for a purpose including
(i) obtaining from the person or from a third person information or a statement,
(ii) punishing the person for an act that the person or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, and
(iii) intimidating or coercing the person or a third person, or
(b) for any reason based on discrimination of any kind,
but does not include any act or omission arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions.
(3) It is no defence to a charge under this section that the accused was ordered by a superior or a public authority to perform the act or omission that forms the subject-matter of the charge or that the act or omission is alleged to have been justified by exceptional circumstances, including a state of war, a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency.
(4) In any proceedings over which Parliament has jurisdiction, any statement obtained as a result of the commission of an offence under this section is inadmissible in evidence, except as evidence that the statement was so obtained.
Charges were also filed under sections 21(1), 22(1), 22(2).
21. (1) Every one is a party to an offence who
(a) actually commits it;
(b) does or omits to do anything for the purpose of aiding any person to commit it; or
(c) abets any person in committing it.
22. (1) Where a person counsels another person to be a party to an offence and that other person is afterwards a party to that offence, the person who counselled is a party to that offence, notwithstanding that the offence was committed in a way different from that which was counselled.
(2) Every one who counsels another person to be a party to an offence is a party to every offence that the other commits in consequence of the counselling that the person who counselled knew or ought to have known was likely to be committed in consequence of the counselling. Less..
Added: Oct 28 2009 In: citizen_journalism
Recorded on: Oct 21 2009
By: MontrealTruthNews 
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Interesting.
I wonder how this will play out. Uneventful most likely.
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "Iauruth" (R)
LMFAO...what could possibly be more irrelevant than Canadian Truthers?
LOLOL!!!
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "Awsomatic" (R)
LOL.
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "Potatoes" (R)
Excellent. This is the best news post I've seen in years.
Any country care to do the same for B-liar, cos our politicians are morons.
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "DafyddHuw" (R)
LMFAO, bunch of idealistic self serving idiots.
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "Ruffus" (R)
Canadians trying to be important.
FAIL.
But really funny.
Listening to Canadians complain about America's imperfections is the worst torture I can think of.
And I'm subjected to it every day here on LL.
Is there a Canadian here who will file charges against Montreal 9/11 Truthers on my behalf?
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "SomaliPirate" (R)
President Bush has diplomatic immunity!!!
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "jmw31967" (R)
LOLOL!!!
lol right.... bwaahahaha hahaha
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "chief ten beers" (R)
Just wait until the terrorists serve Canada with their 911. Will they treat the lovely muslims with respect?
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "johnben74" (R)
Didn't the hijackers come from Canada via Saudi?
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "DungSueyChow_i" (R)
Hahaha! Canada's so cute when it's mad.
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "Wegodex" (R)
If Bush is NOT guilty, he'll walk freely. Just give the dude a change to justify himself.
But i'm afraid his hotelroom in The Hague is ready for him, next to Cheney's.
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "badMother" (R)
dumb. i guess jobs aren't for eveybody.
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "uschairforcesgt" (R)
Let us know how it pans out for yous!
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "shacklord" (R)
HAHAA! Oh this is good! they're going to try lay down the justice of a war criminal with the full extent of the "law"! HEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHEH! Only in canada!
Here's a better solution...start "refugee" fund and try to bring a couple of mujis from Iraq with a two way ticket. One to the US and another one back!
Posted Oct-28-2009 by "Ghargahmi"